Laura is a Chartered Director with a BSc in Psychology (biological sciences) and a MSc in science and arts’ communication. She is a former science journalist with experience in media relations, media training, event management and not-for-profit associations.

She was a founding director of www.alphagalileo.org, promoting museums and science centres including the National Museum of Science and Industry (UK), Natural History Museum (UK), Cite des Sciences (France) and the Nehru Planetarium (India). She has contributed to best practice in arts and science communication via trade publications, strategic partnerships, online networks and media-training. She has published a dissertation on public engagement with museums via Web 2.0 and is committed to the societal benefits of knowledge-sharing with the museum community and wider publics.

INSITE Editor since 2000, Roisin has worked with MA (Vic) since 1996 when she was our Administrative Assistant. Before this, she completed a studio residency from the Australia Council in New York and another at Gertrude Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne. Roisin has a Post Graduate Diploma in Art History & Cinema Studies (The University of Melbourne) and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art – Painting (RMIT). Her interests include visual arts, cinema and knitting.

Bridget has worked with MA(vic) since 2003 when she was Office Administrator. She then became MAP Manager and after the past few years of kid wrangling and working on and off for MA (Vic) as Office Assistant, she is now our new Events Coordinator. Bridget has a Post Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Applied Social Science in Communication and Cultural Studies.

Meredith Windust has worked as the Finance Officer for MA (Vic) since 2006 through her own Financial Services company. Her company was established in 1998 and provides financial services to a number of small business and not for profit clients in many industries. Meredith has extensive experience in these services. In her past employment, she held senior accounting, payroll and human resource roles at the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI). Meredith is interested in the arts and is the Treasurer for NETS Victoria. Meredith’s other interests include painting, music and aromatherapy.

Caitlin joined the MA (Vic) team in late 2011. She relocated to Melbourne from Queensland upon completion of her undergraduate university studies in the fields of Law and Creative Industries (Visual Arts major) at the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology respectively.

She has worked as a fashion visual merchandiser and has undertaken administration and project work in the advertising, architecture and fashion industries in Brisbane, Melbourne and London. Caitlin’s interests encompass contemporary art and design, writing, travel, live music and social justice issues.

Georgia has managed RETI since 2005, which has now been renamed Exhibition Services. She was Curator of the Lenton Parr Estate from 2003-2008, the City of Boroondara collections and the McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park. As Acting Director at the McClelland Gallery in 2001, she completed the Museum Leadership Program. Georgia’s other previous roles include Exhibitions Project Coordinator at Museum Victoria and Assistant Curator at the Performing Arts Museum. She has published widely on art and is the author of Exhibitions: a practical guide for small museums and galleries and the editor of Exhibition Design for Galleries and Museums: an insider's view.

With qualifications including a Graduate Diploma in Art Curatorship and Museum Management (The University of Melbourne), Master of Arts in Australian Art History (Monash University), a Graduate Diploma in Art History and a Bachelor of Arts – Social Sciences (La Trobe University), Georgia is now working on her PhD in Art History.

Cassie’s background includes a BACA (Hons) from The Victorian College of the Arts and a Master of Creative Arts (Research) from The University of Melbourne. She comes from an arts journalist and museums background, as freelance writer and former Editor of the arts magazine Trouble, with experience at some of the best Victorian museums and galleries including Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bundoora Homestead and City Museum at Old Treasury. She was previously Communications Manager, MA (Vic).

Elizabeth has worked in numerous museum and heritage organisations in Australia and the Netherlands. Previously Collections Manager at the Victoria Police Museum, she was lucky enough to be the one to rediscover hidden gems in the Museum’s collection including Ned Kelly’s blood stained cartridge bag and an extensive collection of police documents relating to the hunt for the Kelly Gang.

Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in history from the University of New England, and a Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies from Sydney University. She is currently working on a research Masters through Deakin University, exploring material culture related to the Kelly Outbreak.

Dimity joined MA (Vic) as Office Coordinator in 2007. She has worked in administration, customer service, graphic and web design for numerous arts organisations and independent artists. She has a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Art History from the University of Queensland, and has studied Museum Studies at the University of Queensland and Deakin University. Her interests include museums and new technologies, contemporary art, photography and travel.

Peta has been working and volunteering in museums since she was 16 and is very happy that someone will pay her to visit many of the 700 collecting organisations in this state as part of the Victorian Collections project. While studying Classical Archaeology at Sydney University, Peta was employed as Education Officer at the University’s Nicholson Museum. Continuing her studies at Flinders University, Peta completed a Masters of Maritime Archaeology where her thesis research took her to 30 museums around Australia so she could examine the representation of shipwrecks in museums. As Maritime Heritage Coordinator from 2007 to 2010, Peta worked with the 37 Tasmanian maritime organisations to preserve and promote the considerable amount of maritime heritage on the island state. Peta is a self confessed anchorologist and can often be found measuring these impressive examples of maritime history.

Raphael moved to Melbourne from France in 2006. He holds a Honours in Philosophy from Sorbonne University, a Master in Public Relations and Corporate Communication from Sorbonne Nouvelle University, and is currently working towards a PhD in Philosophy at Monash University. He has worked as Scientific Facilitator with ASTS (a non-profit which aims to foster public access to scientific information), as Communications Officer with the Museum of French Monuments, and has tutored and lectured at Monash University and The University of Melbourne. He has become an enthusiastic Melbournian, and, when not reading or writing, will often be found exploring some of Melbourne's many cultural offerings.